Look We Love: A Modern Day Edie Sedgwick

"Marc and I really didn't talk that much," makeup artist François Nars told me last night backstage at Marc Jacobs's show. "But the first thing he showed me was a picture of Edie Sedgwick." Warhol's muse became the designer's muse, and there were plenty of mod '60s silhouettes on the runway (plus The Fall's cover of The Velvet Underground blasting through the Park Avenue armory). Nars's interpretation of Edie's look was an updated version of the iconic beauty's: No Bambi-esque fake lashes or heavy foundation, but plenty of pale lips, strong liner, and arched shadow in the crease. "In French, we call this look the banane," Nars explained.

Edie wasn't the only muse, though. Model Ruby Jean Wilson, who opened and closed the show, also helped shaped the look. "Sometimes Marc will come in and see a girl who really fits his character, and then she is sort of a muse for the show in a way, and we have to fit everyone into that," said hairstylist Guido Palau. Wilson's platinum hair, in particular, became a theme. "I dyed my hair this color two years ago, but cut it short just in the past week," she told me. Several of the other models were even sent to colorist Laurie Foley the night before to get a similar shade.

Platinum can be tough on hair. How does she protect it? "I use old-lady products—Clairol Shimmer Lights shampoo and conditioner," she told me. "I also use Moroccanoil Light and make sure to do an argan-oil treatment every week. Otherwise it will start to feel like straw." As for her role as a muse, Wilson was completely unaware. "I'm hearing it for the first time, but it's really cool!"